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i was talking to jim brown about chuck brown, and we pointed out that chuck brown was one of the few go-go artists that could perform anywhere, not have anyot rut -- ruckus, nothing. other day, they were doing a movie or something about his life, but he's an institution, he's a legend, and in fact, chuck brown was the only one had a gave me a run for the money in terms of legend. >> chuck brown's go-go will bewi playing -- >> and the children, and his family. i have deepest condolences andco prayers to them. >> we concur. thank you for coming in. >>> now taxes are going up for many residents.nt for people making over $100,000, we have why this wasn't exactly a rubber stamp, we thought it was a done deal from the start. >> reporter: the actual tax increase bill just passed 77-60s which means just about a dozen democrats defected to the republican side, but it still passed. what does this mean? if you live in maryland and make over $100,000, you'll see anl se increase in your tax bill, and county governments will start sharing half in teacher pension costs. >> do we have a revenue prob
i was talking to jim brown about chuck brown, and we pointed out that chuck brown was one of the few go-go artists that could perform anywhere, not have anyot rut -- ruckus, nothing. other day, they were doing a movie or something about his life, but he's an institution, he's a legend, and in fact, chuck brown was the only one had a gave me a run for the money in terms of legend. >> chuck brown's go-go will bewi playing -- >> and the children, and his family. i have deepest...
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for chuck brown. eleanor homees norton the there to be a national chuck brown day and d.c. chairman brown wants there to be an entire go go hall of fame. >>> president obama spent the day trading jokes with former president george w. bush. bush's presidential portrait was unveiled at the white house today with his wife. and it's the first time the former president has been back to the white house in more than two years. he said the two have their differences and want america to succeed and bush had an inspiring -- for obama. >> i'm also pleased, mr. president, that when you were wandering the halls as you wrestle with tough decisions, you will now be able to game at this portrait and ask what would george do? >> there are three presidents in the room. former president george h.w. bush taking a moment to be noted as well. you might call earth easy, the spelling bee, that is. a local girl. the youngest person to qualify. there are two other locals hoping to take the title. see if you can outsell these champs. plus. >>> he was -- and please say we're going to die. >> twenty ye
for chuck brown. eleanor homees norton the there to be a national chuck brown day and d.c. chairman brown wants there to be an entire go go hall of fame. >>> president obama spent the day trading jokes with former president george w. bush. bush's presidential portrait was unveiled at the white house today with his wife. and it's the first time the former president has been back to the white house in more than two years. he said the two have their differences and want america to succeed...
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used funds from gray's campaign to pay off brown. yesterday, gore pleaded guilty to four charges, including obstruction of justice and howard brooks was charged with lying to the fbi about giving money to brown. >> i think there is an ongoing pending investigation and there is nothing that i can comment on this stage. it's obviously continuing to unfold. >> reporter: the mayor made that comment three or four times and when we canned him, he didn't want to go any further. we went to howard brocks' home to seek comment and no one came to the door and brookes is expected to go before a federal judge. >>> the roger clemens trial began today and gene moynihan testified about the former -- former piper's relationship with the strength coach and saying he once wrote to clemons and maintains complete confidence and respect for him. he testified he injected him with steroids. clemmens is accused of lying to congress. >>> and on to virginia, a ti81 do instructor is accused of inappropriate sexual contact with minors. the 38-year-old met his tw
used funds from gray's campaign to pay off brown. yesterday, gore pleaded guilty to four charges, including obstruction of justice and howard brooks was charged with lying to the fbi about giving money to brown. >> i think there is an ongoing pending investigation and there is nothing that i can comment on this stage. it's obviously continuing to unfold. >> reporter: the mayor made that comment three or four times and when we canned him, he didn't want to go any further. we went to...
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how to donate the chuck brown memorabilia for a new public display. sue. >>> and it was a beautiful day here locally. not too far away and including the beaches. they got a taste of the tropical depression beryl. i will let you know where that is no and how we're looking as we go into thursday and we're also saying goodbye today to a beloved member of our team. dave feldman. you have to cover sports and say goodbye. >> and michael morris is going to say hello. he's looking good. when is he coming back and how soon will he be ready? all of that is coming up in sports. sports . >>> and if you have a news anchor who may be knows a little about sports, needs a job, tell them to call us at 202-895-3,000 or www.fox5tips@wttg.com. just kidding. idding. . >>> tomorrow, the public gets to say goodbye to the godfather of go go. and they're working on a collection of chuck brown memorabilia and the video or audio recordings, even letters describes a concert. they will accept similar memorabilia for other musicians, too and the library's chief librar
how to donate the chuck brown memorabilia for a new public display. sue. >>> and it was a beautiful day here locally. not too far away and including the beaches. they got a taste of the tropical depression beryl. i will let you know where that is no and how we're looking as we go into thursday and we're also saying goodbye today to a beloved member of our team. dave feldman. you have to cover sports and say goodbye. >> and michael morris is going to say hello. he's looking good....
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to listen, to go go, whether it was chuck brown, bu, prophecy, you know, it was natural fun. you know, late night hanging out and just having fun and dancing. >> chuck was a good friend of mine, and he did so much for so many and it's nice to see the people are coming back now to say thank you, chuck, for what you did to the city. >> and he had a couple of favorites, chuck brown phones and he tried to sing a few bars while out here today. take a listen to this. >> busting loose. it don't mean a thing if it ain't got the go go thing. >> i like chuck brown's version better and this is going to end at 10:00 and they're trying to create a special archive. if you have old pictures and old newspapers, they want to you donate them. and back to you, brian. >>> governor mcdonald threw his support on police drones flying over the state and speaking on wtop ask the governor this morning, mcdonald, a retired u.s. army colonel said he thinks the use of drones would make a better use of police resources. >> and that is a great way to make technology and to make law enforcement more product
to listen, to go go, whether it was chuck brown, bu, prophecy, you know, it was natural fun. you know, late night hanging out and just having fun and dancing. >> chuck was a good friend of mine, and he did so much for so many and it's nice to see the people are coming back now to say thank you, chuck, for what you did to the city. >> and he had a couple of favorites, chuck brown phones and he tried to sing a few bars while out here today. take a listen to this. >> busting...
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>> reporter: the mayor said that he had no part in paying brown or offering him a job in exchange for the attacks and gore said that he would take out the money orders and that another person would pass it to brown. no comment from gore. he is a campaign and long time worker for vincent gray and admitted in court to taking out a total of $660 in money orders and admitted to passing them on to someone referred to in court documents as person a. gore admitted that when brown went to the media about being paid to attack fenty, he shredded a notebook with payment records because he knew what he was doing was illegal. gore's attorney, fred cook, said he believes that others will be charged and said this about mayor gray today. >> nothing in the statement of offense mentioned any participation by mayor gray in anything. >> reporter: mayor gray is expected to be back in the district tomorrow. he's in las vegas on city business. his attorney has refused to comment on this case. meanwhile, we're told that thomas gore is helping officials and they continue to look into the gray campaign and tha
>> reporter: the mayor said that he had no part in paying brown or offering him a job in exchange for the attacks and gore said that he would take out the money orders and that another person would pass it to brown. no comment from gore. he is a campaign and long time worker for vincent gray and admitted in court to taking out a total of $660 in money orders and admitted to passing them on to someone referred to in court documents as person a. gore admitted that when brown went to the...
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the council member mary chay led an investigation into allegations against the mayor and called brown to testify. in the last half hour, show spoke to us about the latest charges against thomas gore. >> and this is certainly an ominous event because it means that he is interring into a plea with an arrangement to provide information on others and that is meaning this is one shoe dropping and this is bad news, in essence. >> and karen gray houston will have more from the council member's introduce tonight at 10 and mayor gray is in las vegas today on district business. the spokesperson declined comment on this and referred us to the mayor's attorney, bob bennett. bob bennett couldn't comment because the investigation is still underway and mean mile -- meanwhile, thomas gear will be in court tomorrow. >> and. >>> traffic is reopened after an empty school bus caught fire this morning. the bus was towed out when it caught fire and the drivers scrambled to safety. >> and that is bad. >> i saw the police officer and did not see fire trucks. when i saw the flames and i made a judgement call.
the council member mary chay led an investigation into allegations against the mayor and called brown to testify. in the last half hour, show spoke to us about the latest charges against thomas gore. >> and this is certainly an ominous event because it means that he is interring into a plea with an arrangement to provide information on others and that is meaning this is one shoe dropping and this is bad news, in essence. >> and karen gray houston will have more from the council...
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is the second gray campaign worker to admit that he was involved in a plan to pay former candidate brown to attack then-mayor fenty at the time. the court wrapped up and this is some shots plaintiff brookes. he said he was guilty of paying to the fbi when -- and we're learning it was thousands in play and they admitted to working together. one thing interesting, brian, revealed in court, is that brookes admits he was instructed to carry out the illegal activity and we're not able to find out who instructed them on do so. his attorney agreed that he didn't come up with the idea or the plan and that he was pulled into it. >> i think he hit the point where he realized that, you know, it was time to accept responsibility for what he did and that he made a serious mistake and he wanted to get it back on the right track. today was the first step in that direction. >> reporter: the u.s. attorney ron meachum issued a statement after the hearing was complete. i'll read it to you. although mr. brookes' conduct was egregious, he deserves some credit for owning up to his mistake and eventually telli
is the second gray campaign worker to admit that he was involved in a plan to pay former candidate brown to attack then-mayor fenty at the time. the court wrapped up and this is some shots plaintiff brookes. he said he was guilty of paying to the fbi when -- and we're learning it was thousands in play and they admitted to working together. one thing interesting, brian, revealed in court, is that brookes admits he was instructed to carry out the illegal activity and we're not able to find out...
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. >>> another hit for music fans one day after the death of go go godfather chuck brown. a queen of disco has died. ♪[ music ] donna summer died in florida this morning. the five-time grammy winner suffered from cancer. gloria gomez talked to fans in florida where summers spent many years. beside me, to guide me. >> reporter: donna summer, who gave us hit songs like "last dance," and "hot stuff," passed away at age 63. no cause of death was given but tmz reports summer was battling lung cancer. summer was a sarasota county resident and owned the home in the exclusive beachside community of manasota key. she was give know a key to the city of sarasota in 1996, as she was kicking off her worldwide tour. she remembers seeing her famous neighbor. >> i didn't know it was her until a year later i said is that who that is? i didn't know. >> reporter: other resident his no idea that i hollywood star and musical icon lied there. >> you don't know much about people down there. it's always one of those where you see someone that lived there. >> very sad. she made a lot of people h
. >>> another hit for music fans one day after the death of go go godfather chuck brown. a queen of disco has died. ♪[ music ] donna summer died in florida this morning. the five-time grammy winner suffered from cancer. gloria gomez talked to fans in florida where summers spent many years. beside me, to guide me. >> reporter: donna summer, who gave us hit songs like "last dance," and "hot stuff," passed away at age 63. no cause of death was given but tmz...
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: when asked about other investigations underway and to the mayor vincent gray and council chairman brown, meachum was limited in what he could say. >> and we kate talk about that and understand there is a sense of urgency and we have to do a thorough and comprehensive inquiry. that takes time. >> do you have to be careful when it involves the mayor? >> we're careful each and every day. you have to be careful when you talk about somebody like the mayor or the chief of the council. >> reporter: back to harry thomas. the attorneys asked to send him to prison in florida or alabama. the like, excuse me, as well as a date for thomas to report to jail and that will be decided in the future. >>> and rob garig iaola issued a reprimand and that stems from a complaint raised during his senate primary campaign. he failed to disclose income he received from a d.c. lobbying firm. >>> a college park bouncer free on $50,000 bond tonight. marcus plumber charged with first- and second-degree assault and wreckless endangerment related to an incident from saturday night. plummer punched, choked, and threw t
: when asked about other investigations underway and to the mayor vincent gray and council chairman brown, meachum was limited in what he could say. >> and we kate talk about that and understand there is a sense of urgency and we have to do a thorough and comprehensive inquiry. that takes time. >> do you have to be careful when it involves the mayor? >> we're careful each and every day. you have to be careful when you talk about somebody like the mayor or the chief of the...
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the series with the rangers is similar to the first years with the browns. one goal game. the caps lost to new york on april 28th, the only time in 11 play-off games that the outcome was decided by more than a goal. and this was instituted when dale hunter took over for bruce bud row as head coach. it might be nerve racking for fans but the team is embracing it so far. >> and talking to friends and family, they sitting at home and biting their nails out. i keep telling them those days are gone a bit. i think they're going to be tight the rest of the week and we feel comfortable in the games and. >>> robert griffin thee is the redskins starting quarterback and will be on the field the first team offense when 90 players report to redskins park for the start of otas on may 21st and took five practices over three days of rookie camp. for the head coach to name robert griffin 3 as starting qb and looking impressive in the first redskins practices. shanahan said the prized qb proved it was worth moving up to get him in the draft. the head coach won't throw the entire playbook at
the series with the rangers is similar to the first years with the browns. one goal game. the caps lost to new york on april 28th, the only time in 11 play-off games that the outcome was decided by more than a goal. and this was instituted when dale hunter took over for bruce bud row as head coach. it might be nerve racking for fans but the team is embracing it so far. >> and talking to friends and family, they sitting at home and biting their nails out. i keep telling them those days are...
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with the saints suspended and agony hargrief with the packers and banned for eight games and with the browns and miss three games and that isal four players and three days to appeal. and a day after being released, has agreed to terms with the new england patriots. game three, the caps are the first team in the series to win a game at home and back to you. >>> thanks, we'll be watching. back here at 10 on news edge at 11. [ banker ] mike and brerenda fod a house that they really wanted. it was in my sister's neighborhood. i told you it was perfect for you guys. literally across the street from her sister. [ banker ] but someone else bought it before they could get their offer together. we really missed a great opportunity -- dodged a bullet there. [ banker ] so we talked to them about the wells fargo priority buyer preapproval. it lets people know that you are a serious buyer because you've been credit-approved. we got everything in order so that we can move on the next place we found. which was clear on the other side of town. [ male announcer ] wells fargo. with you when you're ready to mo
with the saints suspended and agony hargrief with the packers and banned for eight games and with the browns and miss three games and that isal four players and three days to appeal. and a day after being released, has agreed to terms with the new england patriots. game three, the caps are the first team in the series to win a game at home and back to you. >>> thanks, we'll be watching. back here at 10 on news edge at 11. [ banker ] mike and brerenda fod a house that they really...